City moves to protect discovered Fort Lorette ruins

An archaeological survey of land near l’Île-de-la-Visitation nature park conducted by Heritage Montreal has uncovered the ruins of a 17th century fort and religious residence.
Fort Lorette, built in 1696, was owned by the Society of the Priests of St-Sulpice, or Sulpicians, who were crucial to the settlement and building of Montreal, according to Dinu Bumbaru, the policy director at Heritage Montreal.
The city of Montreal is hoping to preserve the land under which Fort Lorette lies,